Teachers' use of textbooks: Practice in Namibian science classrooms

Educational Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 109-125

  Lubben, Fred ^a   Campbell, Bob ^a   Kasanda, Choshi ^b   Kapenda, Hileni ^b   Gaoseb, Noah ^b   Kandjeo Marenga, Utji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

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EID: 0038721331     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055690303276     Document Type: Review

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